Patents Examined by Ashley K Buran
  • Patent number: 10420307
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X13M668 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X13M668 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13M668 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X13M668, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13M668 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13M668 and methods of using maize variety X13M668 are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Charles Barker, Everton Alen Brenner, Bill S Curran, Travis J Lee, Neway Challa Mengistu, Brandon Michael Wardyn
  • Patent number: 10420308
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X13M671 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X13M671 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13M671 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X13M671, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13M671 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13M671 and methods of using maize variety X13M671 are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Everton Alen Brenner, Mario Rosario Carlone, Jr., Bill S Curran, Travis J Lee, Neway Challa Mengistu, Brandon Michael Wardyn
  • Patent number: 10412912
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 45-194 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 45-194 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 45-194 RZ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.
    Inventors: Willem van Vliet, Maria Helena Roosenboom-Kooijmans
  • Patent number: 10412914
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 45-123 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 45-123 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 45-123 RZ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.
    Inventors: Maria Helena Roosenboom-Kooijmans, Willem van Vliet
  • Patent number: 10412916
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 79-62 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 79-62 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 79-62 RZ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.
    Inventors: Egbert Carolus Johannes Smits, Clément Michel Bernard Morice
  • Patent number: 10407688
    Abstract: The invention provides DNA compositions that relate to transgenic insect resistant maize plants. Also provided are assays for detecting the presence of the maize DP-004114-3 event based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct inserted into the maize genome and the DNA sequences flanking the insertion site. Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Clara Maria Alarcon, Matthew C. Harmon, M. Alejandra Pascual, James C. Register, III, Christopher J. Scelonge, Joshua K. Young, Cathy Xiaoyan Zhong
  • Patent number: 10405508
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PKYK65 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PKYK65, cells from soybean variety 5PKYK65, plants of soybean 5PKYK65, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PKYK65. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PKYK65 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PKYK65, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PKYK65, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PKYK65. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PKYK65 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Charles Corbin, Randy Leroy Kallem, Tara Lynch Slaminko
  • Patent number: 10398115
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated P06A13R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety P06A13R, cells from soybean variety P06A13R, plants of soybean P06A13R, and plant parts of soybean variety P06A13R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety P06A13R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety P06A13R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety P06A13R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety P06A13R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety P06A13R are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Nadia Nikolayevna Krasheninnik
  • Patent number: 10398109
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel lettuce cultivar Glenrio and plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. The invention also provides methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the lettuce plants of the invention with themselves or another lettuce plant. The invention also provides lettuce plants produced from such a crossing as well as plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection AG
    Inventors: Yaojin Peng, Ravneet Behla
  • Patent number: 10392628
    Abstract: Provided are constructs and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using gene regulatory elements obtained from Brassica napus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Holly Jean Butler, Scott Alan Bevan, Cory M. Larsen, William Moskal, Delkin Orlando Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 10375911
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 45-215 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 45-215 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 45-215 RZ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.
    Inventors: Maria Tomas Garcia, Juan Bautista Paches Giner
  • Patent number: 10357003
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 79-43 RZ. The present invention also relate to Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 79-43 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 79-43 RZ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.
    Inventors: Egbert Carolus Johannes Smits, Clément Michel Bernard Morice
  • Patent number: 10349611
    Abstract: A heat-tolerant tomato plant exhibiting a high capacity for developing seed-containing fruits under high temperature conditions is provided. The present invention relates to a method for producing a heat-tolerant tomato plant comprising introducing a genetic mutation into a tomato plant, wherein the mutation improves the pollen viability and the capacity for developing seed-containing fruits under high temperature conditions compared with wild-type plant; and a heat-tolerant tomato plant into which the mutation has been introduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ezura, Ken Hoshikawa, Shoma Fukumoto, Sayaka Ooshima, Mina Aiba
  • Patent number: 10349594
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 45-227 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 45-227 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 45-227 RZ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.
    Inventors: Maria Tomas Garcia, Juan Bautista Paches Giner
  • Patent number: 10351610
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for increasing the expression of a polynucleotide of interest. Some embodiments concern novel transactivation polypeptides and variants thereof that have been identified in plants, and methods of using the same. Particular embodiments concern the use of at least one DNA-binding polypeptide in a fusion protein to target at least one transactivation polypeptide or variant thereof to a specific binding site on a nucleic acid comprising the polynucleotide of interest, such that its expression may be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Petolino, Jianquan Li, Steven L Evans, Ryan C Blue
  • Patent number: 10349607
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 78091047 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 78091047, to the plants of soybean cultivar 78091047, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 78091047, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 78091047. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 78091047. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 78091047, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 78091047 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignees: Monsanto Technology LLC, Stine Seed Farm, Inc.
    Inventor: William H. Eby
  • Patent number: 10344273
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lettuce plants (Lactuca sativa L.) which may comprise a genetic determinant, which when homozygously present in a seed, provides the seed in an unprimed state with the capability to germinate at a high temperature, which genetic determinant is obtainable from a lettuce plant which may comprise said genetic determinant, representative seed which was deposited with the NCIMB under accession number NCIMB 41914, NCIMB 41915, NCIMB 41916, NCIMB 41917, NCIMB 41918, NCIMB 41919, NCIMB 41922, NCIMB 41923, NCIMB 41926, and NCIMB 42216.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.
    Inventors: Leendert Jacobus Woudenberg, Eric Roland Coppoolse, Gerardus Maria Lenssen, Johannes Wilhelmus Schut, Egbert Carolus Johannes Smits
  • Patent number: 10334806
    Abstract: The invention relates to a new variety of lettuce designated NUN 06773 LTL as well as seeds and plants and heads or leaves thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: NUNHEMS B.V.
    Inventor: Juan Francisco Muñoz Muñoz
  • Patent number: 10321653
    Abstract: Disclosed is the seed of a novel soybean variety, designated 44G14B8197, a sample of which is deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-125664. Also disclosed are plants, or parts thereof, grown from the seed of the variety, plants having the morphological and physiological characteristics of the 44G14B8197 variety, and methods of using the plant or parts thereof in a soybean breeding program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Agrigenetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Moore, Julian M. Lenis
  • Patent number: 10308948
    Abstract: A method of increasing expression of a product encoded by a nucleic acid molecule is provided where in one embodiment multiple plant transcription units comprising a promoter and the nucleic acid molecule are provided. In another embodiment multiple plant transcription units are provided where each promoter is different from the other. In an embodiment the multiple plant transcription units may comprise two, three, four or more plant transcription units. In another embodiment the promoter may be selected from an embryo promoter. Another embodiment provides the promoter may be a globulin promoter. A further embodiment provides the product encoded may be selected from hepatitis b, aprotinin, or a cellulase. Still further embodiments provide the product may be selected from the cellulases E1 and CBH1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Applied Biotechnology Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: John Howard, Erin Egelkrout, Celine Hayden